Early Childhood Education – New Certificates
Dr. Christine Massing with BEAD Elementary Education program students
On Thursday, March 22, Awasis Childcare Centre children joined with Dr. Christine Massing’s Education students who are taking Experiential Learning for Young Children, an Early Childhood
Education course. Awasis children had the opportunity to enjoy the experiential learning stations set up by students as part of their course work.
THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION IS NOW OFFERING TWO EARLY
CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CERTIFICATES
Extended Studies in Early Childhood
Education certificate (30-credit hours)
The Faculty of Education is now offering
a Certificate of Extended Studies in Early
Childhood Education. This 30-credit-hour
certificate offers teachers, educators, and
those individuals who are employed in
other helping professions, who have a B.Ed.
or equivalent, the opportunity to develop or
further enhance their knowledge and skills
as early childhood educators. It is designed
for teachers and early childhood educators
who wish to fulfill specific employment
requirements, augment or expand their
understandings of the field of early
childhood, or seek career advancement
through further studies.
Certificate of Early Childhood Teachers
and the Helping Professions (15-credit
hours)
The Faculty of Education is now offering a
Certificate of Early Childhood Teachers and
the Helping Professions. This 15-credit-
hour certificate offers teachers, educators,
and those individuals who are employed
in the helping professions the opportunity
to advance their professional learning.
Students in the certificate program will,
through a holistic lens, develop knowledge
and skills that can be applied to the specific
context of their practice.
The certificate is designed to meet
licensing or certification requirements of
employment in early childhood education
and care, and also offers career mobility.
This certificate also provides a bridging
or laddering to pursue further university
studies, including teacher education.
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Extensive research in the field of early
childhood development and education
generally has found that the most
important years of development and
learning happen from birth to 8 years of
age. Consequently, it is vitally important
that early childhood educators, teachers,
and those in the helping professions have
easy access to quality professional learning
programs that enhance their understanding
of, and practice with, young children.
The structure of both certificate programs
offer teachers, educators, and others
working in the helping professions a holistic
approach to professional learning and
development in early childhood education.
Courses on the topics of approaches to
play, trauma informed practice, the arts,
expressive art therapies, early literacies, as
well as supporting elective courses are all
included in the program.
Elementary Education
student Camryn says, “My
friend is going to take her
ECE certificate because she
wanted to get the Elementary
K - 5 degree but also loves
the idea of adding on the ECE
certificate.”
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